Three-year-old boy shot dead next to his three siblings in ‘road-rage attack’

Mateo Zastro (inset) was fatally shot within the head on Friday night time in Chicago (Footage: CBS)

A toddler was fatally shot within the head whereas sitting in a automotive alongside his three siblings in an assault apparently motivated by highway rage.

Because the household of Mateo Zastro, 3, mourns his loss of life, the shooter stays on the free.

‘A coward determined he was going to shoot into the automotive of my finest pal, the place she was driving house together with her 4 youngsters,’ states a GoFundMe web page organized by Ariell Howard.

‘Sadly that monster took the life of three yr outdated Mateo. He was only a child. He was robbed of his likelihood at life at such a younger age.’

Three-year-old Mateo Zastro was shot whereas sitting in a automobile close to his three siblings (Image: CBS)

Zastro was struck by a bullet as his mom was driving round 8.30pm on Friday by Cicero Avenue and West 71st Road in Chicago’s Southwest Aspect, mentioned police.

‘The mom tried to flee from the opposite automobile of the highway rage incident,’ mentioned eighth District Chicago Police Division Commander Bryan Spreyne, in line with ABC 7.

Simply blocks from the preliminary interplay, by the intersection of Marquette Highway and Kildare Avenue, an individual within the backseat of a purple sedan fired on the automobile that Zastro’s mom was driving. Zastro was shot.

‘There was no tint on that window,’ mentioned neighborhood activist Andrew Holmes, in line with ABC 7. ‘You noticed these youngsters inside that automotive, and you continue to discharged that weapon.’

Mateo Zastro ‘was robbed of his likelihood at life at such a younger age’, a GoFundMe web page for his funeral bills states (Image: GoFundMe)

The mom continued driving till she reached South Pulaski Highway by West 66th Place.

Zastro was rushed to Christ Hospital and succumbed to the wound hours in a while Saturday morning, police mentioned.

‘He has left behind a grieving household who wants solutions, prayers and assist at this making an attempt time,’ the GoFundMe web page states.

‘His mom is a single arduous working younger girl whom is elevating her 4 youngsters on her personal and attributable to his sudden passing she's going to want all the assistance she will get each financially and emotionally.’

The fundraiser had garnered greater than $11,900 as of late afternoon Monday.

Police are providing a $7,000 reward to anybody who offers data resulting in an arrest within the case.

‘Cash alone can not brings this baby again. However, in that case be it, we have now to place a bounty on somebody’s head to get this data, to get them convicted for taking this baby’s life,’ Holmes mentioned.

‘That is the second baby inside a automobile shot within the head and we have now child killers out on the streets.’

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